Sports & Outdoors
World of mangroves the subject of conservation lecture series talk at Englewood Chamber of Commerce
January 15, 2026
SUP Englewood continues its popular Coffee & Conservation series, designed to bring the community together to learn about local conservation efforts and connect with leading experts. The next in…
A Caddy Shack 9 & Dine Day
January 15, 2026
Caddyshack 9 & Dine was held at Lemon Bay Golf Club on Jan. 10. Here, Steve Hansen, Tanner Slider and Scott Gravino at the Gopher Hole. Photos by Caroline here.
Cape Haze Flotilla
January 15, 2026
The Coast Guard Auxiliary, Flotilla 99, is holding a Boat America Course on Saturday, Feb. 7 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the South Gulf Cove HOA Building, 14859 Ingraham Blvd., Port Charlotte. Le…
EcoWatch: 2026 Year of the Horse … or is it?
January 15, 2026
“No,” he said, “that is more than a horse can understand, but the enemy must have been awfully wicked people, if it was right to go all that way over the sea on purpose to kill them.”
Anna Sewell…
Registration time now for Tennis Classic
January 8, 2026
The annual all-island tournament will be held at the Boca Bay Pass Club, The Gasparilla Inn Tennis Club and the Boca Grande Club. The matches will begin on Saturday, Jan. 17 and will end on Saturday…
Haaga speaks at Boca Grande Garden Club
January 8, 2026
BY THE BG GARDEN CLUB
On Wednesday Jan. 7, Elin Haaga presented “Creating Your Own Paradise” to the Boca Grande Garden Club. Elin was born in Monmouthshire, Wales, and moved to Somerset, England…
Pine Island Redfish
January 8, 2026
Megan Sorby, Biologist, will be discussing “The Role of Regenerative Farming in Seafood and Sustainable Growth: A Case Study in Pine Island Redfish” on Monday, Jan. 26 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at…
Golf ball may have played through & ‘sliced’ sludge pipe
January 8, 2026
Unexpected water hazard or freeze-out
It may have been a stray golf ball that hit a sewer pipe designed for drying sludge that caused a small spill at the water plant on New Year’s Eve.
“It’s…
Mercabo Cove initiative with The Island School
January 8, 2026
BY THE GICIA
The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association announces the second year of our collaborative initiative with The Island School focused on the “Living Shoreline,” an…
Red Eye Open!
January 8, 2026
One hundred and twenty players converged on Coral Creek Club on New Year’s Day. Participants included members, family and guests. A two-person 18-hole par 3 scramble, with tee boxes & pins in so…